Editing Nightscream (BM)

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:''Nightscream is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Nightscreambm.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'd hit that…with a [[brick (term)|brick]].]]
When armies of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], young '''Nightscream''' survived alone in the darkness below the surface of the planet. This trauma influences much of his behavior. He's always on the defensive. Paranoid. Rude. Distrusting. Confrontational. But really, he's just a troubled kid, and he's been through a lot. Inside, he's got a good heart. He's just got to learn to stop fighting friends and enemies alike. 

Regardless, he seems to have found a kindred spirit in the wild [[Noble]] creature.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Alessandro Juliani]] (English), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japanese)|[[Oberdan Junior]] (Portuguese), [[Julien Haggége]] (German), [[Enrique Mederos]] (Latin American Spanish)}}

[[Image:ForbiddenFruit prebeast Nightscream.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I'm with the Vehicons here.]]
When the Vehicons and their virus struck, Nightscream ran and panicked like many Maximals. Fleeing underground, he fell down a hole during the attack, and everything went dark.  Though he would not recall the details later, somehow he wandered into a [[fossil cave|cave]] bearing the fossils of a strange, gigantic bat-creature, and his internal DNA scanners used them to reformat him an organic beast form and save him, at least temporarily, from the virus. Nightscream's mental state at this point is unknown, but he seems to have spent the next period trapped in his bat form, hiding and feeding off a strange fruit tree he found growing below the planet's surface. Eventually, [[Optimus Primal]] and company arrived and, distrustful, he began to spy on their activities, hoping to work out how to transform.

[[Image:ForbiddenFruit titlescreen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Cue Zelda "item get" music.]]

Nightscream fled when they spotted him, flying through the tunnels until they managed to corner him.  When [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] turned up, Nightscream accused them of leading the Vehicons to him, but after they began fighting the [[Aero Drone|aero drones]], he realised his mistake and used a sonic cry to disorientate the Vehicons.  He subsequently lead the other Maximals to his tree.  [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] suspected a trap on the part of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], more so when the other Maximals ate the fruit and reverted to their beast instincts, but Nightscream objected loudly to the accusation.  They were shortly found by Jetstorm again, forcing Cheetor to destroy the fruit tree to restore his friends, but to Nightscream's anguish.  The young Maximal was injured by the Vehicons during the battle, and Primal reformatted him into a [[technorganic]] bat.  Reveling in his new form, Nightscream used a sonic scream to destroy the aero drones and drained energon from Jetstorm.  Afterward, he accepted Cheetor's invitation to join the Maximal team. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}

With Primal weakened by the reformatting, Cheetor, Nightscream and [[Rattrap]] went on a mission to gather information from a Vehicon factory.  Nightscream discovered that disabling the [[Vehicon general]]s disabled all of the drones they controlled.  However, the plan they developed was inadvertently ruined by Rattrap, who'd thought that Nightscream was in trouble.  Annoyed at Rattrap's foul-ups, Nightscream suggested they get rid of him, but Cheetor angrily turned down the idea, saying that they should cover for their friend.  Unknown to them, the discussion led Rattrap to join Megatron, albeit temporarily, and the Maximals later found themselves confronting their comrade.  It was only when Primal interceded that Rattrap rejoined them. {{storylink|The Weak Component}}

[[Image:Revelations3 Nightscream.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Why, this car could go like... ''Greased Lightning!'']]
After another encounter with [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]], Nightscream became dissatisfied with Primal's ability to lead and suggested Cheetor take command, though his suggestion was rebuffed.  They later discovered a factory of corpses with evidence of [[spark]] removal.  The factory was destroyed in another battle, and Nightscream was saddened at the loss, though Rattrap pointed out they could build new bodies when they found the sparks. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery|Discovery}} With Cheetor in command, the Maximals set about trying to access [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]'s memories so they could find out what happened.  Nightscream and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] were assigned to keep Thrust and Jetstorm busy, but Blackarachnia's belief that Thrust housed the spark of her lover, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], resulted in her being overpowered by the two generals.  Nightscream attempted to help, but was unable to stop Thrust extracting Blackarachnia's spark. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent|Descent}} Nightscream pursued the two generals, retrieving Blackarachnia's spark from Jetstorm before dropping an elevator on the Vehicon.  After then defeating Thrust, he was able to restore the spark to Blackarachnia's body, and the pair joined Cheetor and Rattrap, who had discovered that Tankor was their old friend [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]].  Rhinox, unfortunately, was siding with Megatron's view of a technological Cybertron, and Primal insisted they let him go. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse|Apocalypse}}

[[Image:Survivor Nightscream sonic.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
Rattrap's attempts at accessing Nightscream's memories turned up the fact that he had a built-in DNA scanner, providing a vital clue.  He clashed with the other Maximals over their losing of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]], however, and was reminded that they'd lost friends during that war.  The Maximals headed for the cave which had housed Nightscream's fruit tree, only to find it had been sealed off.  As Nightscream tried to use his sonic scream to break through, they were attacked by Vehicons, and Nightscream was abducted.  The [[Diagnostic Drone]] attempted to analyse Nightscream's physiology, but the young Maximal was able to escape, pursued through the underground corridors by the Vehicons.  With the help of the other Maximals, he eluded his captors, eventually ending up in a cave full of fossils.  The realisation that, had he not been caught up in himself, he could have saved other [[Transformer]]s, caused Nightscream great anguish.  Optimus commiserated with him, and the Maximals took up residence in the cave. {{storylink|Survivor}}

[[Image:TheKey Nightscream holding skull.jpg|left|thumb|270px|Alas, poor whoever he was.]]
After Tankor found the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] and confronted the Maximals, Nightscream threw himself between the Vehicon and Optimus, taking a blast from the key and being turned into [[technomatter]].  Losing his sanity, Nightscream passed the technomatter sickness on to Blackarachnia before the other Maximals were able to use the [[organic goo]] they'd discovered to cure them both. {{storylink|The Key}}  Nightscream, Optimus and Cheetor rescued Rattrap from some overgrowing vines after Rattrap discovered a catalyst to improve the goo.  Though Optimus forbade them from using the catalyst in combat, the other three used it to rescue Blackarachnia from the Vehicons, which almost spelled doom for the Maximal orchard. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

After Primal discovered the location of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], the other Maximals persuaded him to try it their way first, and, while Rattrap attempted to tap into Megatron's computer, the other Maximals fought against the Vehicons.  Unfortunately, they were overpowered and converted into technomatter by the Vehicon drones. {{storylink|End of the Line}}  The clashing energies of the Key and the Plasma Energy Chamber cancelled each other out, restoring the four Maximals, who discovered that Optimus, Megatron and Tankor had all perished during the final battle.  Finding no answers above ground, they traveled down to see the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], and, finding Primal floating within, persuaded him to choose life and rejoin them. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}

[[Image:SavageNoble Nightscream narrowed eyes.jpg|right|260px|thumb]]
On discovering a [[Grand Mal|giant floating head]] with the likeness of Megatron, Blackarachnia and Nightscream attempted to infiltrate it, only to be repelled by its defences.  The Maximals soon encountered a dragon-like beast dubbed Savage by the Vehicons, and shortly after, a wolf Maximal named [[Noble]], whom Nightscream regarded as a kindred spirit and quickly befriended.  When Noble went missing, Nightscream worried that Savage had killed their new friend.  However, once they cornered Savage, Nightscream was able to talk to the beast, and it transpired that Savage and Noble were one and the same, a completely organic Transformer. {{storylink|Savage Noble}} Nightscream valued his new friendship, even rebuking the other Maximals over their treatment of Noble.  When the other Maximals infiltrated the [[Council Citadel]], Noble dashed in after them, and Nightscream followed.  During their attempt to access Megatron's computer, Noble ripped Rattrap from the [[control harness]] and attempted to use it himself.  Failing, he used a [[spark extractor]] to rip his own spark out and took over the giant flying head.  In reality, Noble had been Megatron, trapped in his own organic half, and had taken advantage of Nightscream's compassion.  Nightscream was shattered by the betrayal. {{storylink|Prometheus Unbound}}

[[Image:InDarkestKnight Nightscream and Noble.jpg|left|200px|thumb]]
Noble himself lived on, though sparkless and lacking in intelligence.  Nightscream didn't give up on his friend, and he searched [[Cybertropolis]] at length.  During a battle with Vehicons, Nightscream was knocked out by Thrust but rescued by Savage, who dragged him off.  Nightscream recovered to find himself in Noble's lair, being offered metallic fruit.  An ill-advised rescue attempt on Rattrap's part caused Noble to revert to Savage and chase the pair.  They were able to divert his attention to Thrust, and Nightscream insisted that they should try to help Noble, but Primal said he would come to them when he was ready. {{storylink|In Darkest Knight}}

Megatron's re-engineered [[Hate Plague]] virus infected all of the Maximals, causing them to fight amongst themselves until Optimus was able to help them overcome it.  Despite this, Nightscream blamed Silverbolt for the virus's spread. {{storylink|A Wolf in the Fold}} After a spaceship crashed, the Maximals headed for the site. Nightscream and [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] took the option of going by air, though Nightscream made it obvious he wasn't enthusiastic about being partnered with the new Maximal. After encountering a strange plant creature, the Maximals were surprised to discover it was a Maximal named [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]]. Once again, they found themselves fighting [[Tank Drone|tank drones]], and at one point Silverbolt saved Nightscream's life, finally turning the young Maximal's opinion of him. {{storylink|Home Soil}}

Nightscream's attempts to persuade Silverbolt to be nicer to Blackarachnia were interrupted when the pair encountered two new Vehicon generals, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. The other Maximals joined the fight, but were outclassed and trapped by the new generals until Botanica rescued them. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike|The Strike}} In search of the missing sparks, Optimus and Nightscream ventured underground, finding the ancient city of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. While Primal was conferring with a hologram of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Nightscream found himself being overwhelmed by [[Motorcycle Drone|cycle drones]] and was only rescued by the arrival of Savage. Later, Optimus revealed that he'd discovered the location of the missing sparks. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}}

[[Image:Sparkwar3 Nightscream and dead Noble.jpg|right|240px|thumb|"Hey! Primal didn't send him to a farm at ''all!''"]]
Nightscream, Cheetor and Silverbolt fought the Vehicons while the others infiltrated the giant floating head.  However, they were too late to prevent Megatron's attempt at ascension, fueled by the captured sparks.  As Megatron attempted to remove Nightscream's spark, Savage came to their aid and attempted to attack Megatron, only to be blasted by the evil spark.  Savage fell to the ground and reverted to Noble, who died in Nightscream's arms.  Enraged, Nightscream used his sonic attack to blast Megatron, apparently destroying the evil spark.  The Maximals later held a funeral service for Noble. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|The Siege}}  Though the Maximals celebrated Megatron's demise, their enemy lived on as a disembodied spark.  Megatron was unable to maintain the use of a single body for long, and Nightscream and Cheetor tangled with him in the body of a deceased aero drone.  Megatron eventually became stuck in the form of a Diagnostic Drone. {{storylink|Spark of Darkness}}

[[Image:Endgame1 Nightscream sonic attack.jpg|left|240px|thumb|'''**** YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!!''']]
With the Maximals besieged on the giant head, Nightscream, Silverbolt and Blackarachnia attempted to keep the Vehicons busy.  They were able to find a Vehicon factory, where Nightscream tricked Megatron and managed to blow up the facility.  Though the trio was able to catch Botanica's pod when Rattrap ejected her from the head, they were unable to do anything when the Vehicons brought the giant head itself crashing to the ground. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral|The Downward Spiral}}  As the Maximals prepared for the Vehicon assault, Optimus consulted the Oracle, and they were bestowed with extra spark power.  During the battle, Botanica became aware that the Vehicons were attacking the [[technorganic orchard]], and she went to save it with Rattrap and Nightscream.  Nightscream attempted to defend the fossil cave, but was overwhelmed and, like the other Maximals, had his spark ripped out. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall|When Legends Fall}}  Though unable to help physically, the Maximals offered Primal moral support during his one-on-one battle with Megatron.  After the [[Great Reformatting|reformatting of Cybertron]], Nightscream's spark was restored to his body, and he and the other Maximals found themselves in a technorganic paradise. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|Seeds of the Future}}
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====3H comics====
[[Image:NightscreamMol.jpg|right|thumb|300px|This looks way more phallic than it needs to.]]
During Megatron's rule over Vehicon-held Cybertron, Nightscream and Optimus Primal were able to recover a trio of [[Deployer (BM)|Deployers]] from a remote location far outside of [[Cybertropolis]]. With [[Tank Drone]]s hot on their trail, the intervention of [[Primal Prime]] and the [[Wrecker]]s were eventually required to save them. The Wreckers introduced themselves, and Optimus Primal, Nightscream, and the Deployers accompanied the Wreckers to the Oracle, where other groups had assembled before it to be given instruction. However, at the end of this meeting, the memories of Nightscream and Primal were wiped, their bodies were taken back to the surface, and the Deployers were stolen away by [[Packrat]].  {{storylink|Departure}}

A week after the [[Great Reformatting]], the [[Quintesson]]s invaded [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. However, [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] felt that the true threat was below ground, and she took Nightscream and Rattrap into the subterranean chambers.  Here they stumbled upon [[Al-Badur]], a rogue Quintesson, who convinced them he was aiding the Wreckers, and thus on their side, by disabling 30% of the Quintesson invading forces up on the surface.  

Shortly thereafter, they met up with the Wreckers proper.  As Rattrap spent forever catching up with Tigatron, Nightscream reminded them that they should probably pay more attention to [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], who was in the planet's core attempting to use the [[Divine Light]] to usurp the power of [[Primus]] and become a [[god]].  Under Al-Badur's direction, the large group eventually made their way to a [[Quintesson execution chamber]] that the Quintesson hoped would help them banish Cryotek to another dimension... if they could lure the Predacon there.  

But when Cryotek arrived, he had already grown monstrous due to the Divine Light's effects.   Nightscream and some of the others attacked the former gangster, but when Nightscream tried to use his fang attack on him, Cryotek was able to grab the line that connected Nightscream to the projectile fangs and slam Nightscream into [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]].  Al-Badur was able to trap Cryotek in a containment bubble that would imminently vanish their nemesis, but the Wreckers leader [[Sentinel Maximus]] was caught inside it with him.  Nightscream and the others tried to destroy the bubble, but the young Maximal's sonic attack had no effect.  Only the combined efforts of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Major]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were able to thwart it, though the strain killed Rodimus.  Nightscream was stunned into near silence, as he'd only read things about Rodimus' younger days, and the sacrifice awed him.  But Rodimus's sacrifice was negated by Sentinel Maximus's, who had pushed himself and Cryotek through the portal in the bubble into the void beyond.

When the media arrived, Nightscream was eager to hog the spotlight, but [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] ignored him.  {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====''Transformers Legends'' anthology====
While attacking the Maximals in a trashed Jet drone, Megatron noted that he hated Nightscream for interrupting his ascension.  Nightscream attempted to use his taser fangs on Megatron, who used the connection to shock the Maximal, whilst wondering whether any of Nightscream's verbal outbursts ever made any sense. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}

===''TransTech''===
[[Image:Nightscreamtranstechbat.jpg|left|250px|thumb|If he says "music to my ears", we will end him.]]
In an alternate universe, the Autobots and Decepticons had grown too decrepit to continue waging the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Constructing the Maximals and Predacons as new armies to continue the conflict, an entire generation of Cybertronians was brought up knowing nothing but war. Nightscream was a member of [[Blackarachnia (BW)#TransTech|Blackarachnia]]'s squad, and after the death of Rhinox and Silverbolt conspired with her to kill their commander, Optimus Primal. After Primal's demise, he fled with her and activated an experimental [[transwarp]] device, seeking to flee Cybertron. The device transported them to [[Axiom Nexus]], where they were discovered by the native [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s, processed, and assigned to [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]. Taking advantage of Nightscream's discontent, Trion was able to sway him to his cause and procured [[Nightscream (TransTech)|a suitable body]] to transfer his spark to. His new body proving to be a significant upgrade, Nightscream was all too happy to join the rebellion. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|"TransTech" Blackarachnia's profile in Club magazine #25}}

After returning to Alpha Trion's lab, Nightscream claimed to have discovered where [[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]] and his cronies had taken [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]. With this information, Alpha Trion announced an attack on the location that very night. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}} At the transit facility, Nightscream went with Blackarachnia and [[Scavenger (TransTech)|Scavenger]] to secure their escape route while Alpha Trion helped [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] and [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]] rescue their friend. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 5}} He manned the transwarp controls as the others lept through the portal, leaving him the only witness to Alpha Trion's brutal murder of Skyfall. At Alpha Trion's command, he carried the corpse through the portal with them. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}} 

Upon arrival in the Shatteredverse, Nightscream began securing equipment from Alpha Trion's old lab for travel, and their materialization was surely detected by one faction or another. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 1}}

Weeks later, after the assassination of [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], Nightscream and [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]] followed Alpha Trion to confront Optimus Prime, intent on his assassination as well. Unfortunately, the three had not counted on Prime's new warrior, [[Omega Doom]], and Sky Lynx and Nightscream stared dumbfounded after one blast left their leader a distant smear on the ground. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} Nightscream was gunned down by Optimus Prime's ion blaster, and apparently left for dead. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

==Toys==
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===Beast Machines===
*'''Nightscream''' (Ultra, 2000)
**''Accessories'': 5 launching disks

: This massively out of scale Nightscream (although one could make the case that it is in scale with the later supreme-size Optimus Primal and Cheetor) was fairly show-accurate.  The beast mode is a transorganic bat. It was molded entirely in transparent blue plastic, with some brown paint details to match his show model. The 2 main gimmicks of this figure are its disc launcher and "kick-attack" mode.  The disc launcher is very similar to the kind Beast Wars Depth Charge uses, and fires translucent orange discs.  The launcher itself has a red LED in it that will illuminate the discs and the surrounding body parts.  In robot mode the disc launcher can only be used when the "chest door" is opened and it is swung forward (as it faces down in this mode).  In beast mode the disc launcher can remain concealed while firing discs.  The "kick-attack" mode is really more of a pose for the beast mode.  Nightscream's wings actually have little folding-out "feet" on its longest points.  These can support the beast mode and by putting the bat feet a little forward, you can make Nightscream kick forward by pushing on his back.  This never really worked too well, as the figure usually fell over and the arm joints that allow him to swing were always too stiff.  Perhaps one aspect that was pulled off well was Nightscream's little streak of hair included in the head sculpt.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Nightscream/nightscream.htm More information on Nightscream (Ultra) at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:BMtoy-NightscreamMcD.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Really good at "We're not worthy!" posturing.]]
*'''Nightscream''' (Happy Meal toy, 2000)

: Greatly simplified for the tykes, Nightscream's fast-food exclusive toy is nonetheless a fairly accurate representation of his cartoon model, albeit with somewhat warped proportions in his beast mode, and supplementary kibble in robot mode. His color scheme has been simplified to be represented with a yellowish-cream color and brown as the more dominant colored plastics, with some opaque blue plastic and translucent blue plastic for the beast mode's head and back, and his robot mode legs/beast mode wings respectively.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/McNightscream/nightscream.htm More information on Nightscream (Mcdonald's) at TFU.info]''

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*'''Nightscream''' (Ultra, [[March 26]] 2005)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-09'''
**''Accessories'': 5 launching disks

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==Notes==
*Story editor Bob Skir originally wanted the character of Nightscream to be a young female Transformer, patterned after the girl "Newt" from the movie ''[[wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]''. When the Powers That Be nixed that, Nightscream ended up becoming [[wikipedia:John Connor|John Connor]] in ''[[wikipedia:Terminator 2: Judgment Day|Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'' instead.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095033/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html Bob Skir Q&A 3 December 1999] (archive copy)</ref> In hindsight, maybe that wasn't the best idea.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightscream''' (ナイトスクリーム ''Naitosukurīmu'')

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